Best Elementary Schools in Ohio for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Ohio!

Every year, the Ohio Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Ohio test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 900)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	East Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	936 N 5th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-5112	353	21	16.8		139 (39.4%)	141 (39.9%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.8%)	$7,907							99.9%	97.0%	2.87%			390448201710
2	Marion Local Elementary School	Public	K-8	7956 State Route 119	Maria Stein	45860	Mercer County	Marion Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 925-4595	677	41	16.7	2.5%	663 (97.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,825							99.8%	99.7%	0.09%			391003103297
3	Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12000 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 283-5100	312	0			0 (0.0%)	299 (95.8%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,726							99.7%	38.6%	61.11%			390064105328
4	Westerly Elementary School	Public	3-4	30301 Wolf Rd	Bay Village	44140	Cuyahoga County	Bay Village City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 617-7550	362	21	17.2	10.2%	321 (88.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$15,034							99.6%	97.4%	2.16%			390435400120
5	Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3001 Hill Ave	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 535-3700	235	24	9.7		25 (10.6%)	147 (62.6%)	31 (13.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.2%)	$12,752							99.4%	76.6%	22.84%			390057305065
6	School of Innovation	Public	3-8	32500 Chardon Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 946-5000	446	27	16.5	23.5%	356 (79.8%)	18 (4.0%)	12 (2.7%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	$13,288							99.3%	97.8%	1.49%			390451005822
7	Windermere Elementary School	Public	K-5	4101 Windermere Rd	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5060	532	20	26.1	5.1%	457 (85.9%)	9 (1.7%)	16 (3.0%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$14,489							99.2%	98.7%	0.49%			390449301868
8	Bluffsview Elementary School	Public	K-5	7111 Linworth Rd	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-5100	397	24	16.6	18.4%	300 (75.6%)	23 (5.8%)	27 (6.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	$12,220							99.1%	97.0%	2.15%			390451304480
9	Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-6	77 E Washington St	Chagrin Falls	44022	Cuyahoga County	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 893-7690	371	25	14.8	6.5%	340 (91.6%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$17,260							99.0%	98.2%	0.78%			390452802656
10	Beverly-Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 5th St	Beverly	45715	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 984-2371	220	15	15.1	50.0%	209 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$14,064							98.9%	83.3%	15.63%			390504803958

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests Mathematics, Ohio State Tests English Language Arts, Ohio State Tests Science test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 15, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.